Self closing gate faucet



Oct, 1934. J. c. KUCKHOFF 1,911 234 SELF CLOSING GATE FAUCET Filed Oct. 18, 1952 @ZMPLZX ATTORNEYS I Patented Oct. 16, 1934 4 UNITED STA 1,977,234 .s ELF oLosING Gait mien tone 0. mamas, statue, Y. Application October 18, 1932, Serial No. 638,409 8 Claims. (01. 251-125) v I This invention relates to gate; faucets such as are used on oil and gasoline containers, or drums, molasses barrels, and" other containers,

and of the type wherein a spring pressed gate is' supportedeby a pivoted carrier lever, or yoke;

and slides on a face on one end of the bodyor spigot applied to the receptacle, to open and close the passage of the body or spigot.

It has for its object, a spring means self contained with the carrier lever and the gateg for returning the carrier lever and gate to. closed position when the handle of the carrier lever is released; v V h Itfurther has for its object; the utilization of the spring which is norm'allygused to pressthe gate against its seating surface on the spigot or body for returning the gate tojclosed' position when the handle," or the force tending to hold the gate open, is released; and further an ar-' 2201 V rangrnent of this spring whereby the opening of the gate additionally tensions the spring, and the resultant force, or reaction of the spring. is applied to the gate and its"seat'at such an in- 1 clinedangle that the gate isnot" only pressed against its seat, but also shifted along its'seat' intov closed position;

Qtherobjects'appear throughoiit the specified:

tion. The invention consists in the" novel featuresand in the combinations and constructidnshere' inafte'r set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention; refereace ish'afd to the accompanying drawing which like characters designate corresponding parts in all a the views; v h I V Figures 1 and-2 are'elevations, partly irisetion, of two exemplifications oflthis'invention.

Figure 3' is a fragmentary plan view of the stop'for limiting the openingmovement of the gate in the form shown in Figure 1'. Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the operation. V I

1 designates the body or spigot, this being a conduitus'uallythreaded atoneend at2 for] attachment to'a receptacle or drum and having a head 3 atits other endior'medwith agate raeeor seat 4, the passage- 6'of the-body opening through-a port 7 through theface l."

l '8is the gate sliclable'overj'the face 4 to open H andclosethe'port-7. 9 "is the carrier iorfthe gate, this being" usually abifurc'ated lever or yoke extending astride' the'headfi andhavingfits arms pivoted'a't 10 to thehead-orr a' transve'rse' axis; and its" interinediat'e' portion pposed to the face"4."

11" is a; coil spring interposed between the in: termediate part of the carrier lever 9 and the gate 8',s'aid springbeing normally under tension, and said face so extending relatively to' the pivot 10 and the face l, that movement of the" carrier to open the ate additionally tensions the spring to the extent thatthe additional tension is sufficient to slide the gate toward closedp'o's'ition When the carrier is released. The carrier. is formed with the usual handle 1'2 and is' made up in; the usual manner in] two halves secured together as'by rivets 13'. The spring is also cated in the usual socket 14 formed partly in both halves of the lever, and the spring atpne enfd encircles a stud 15' on the gate 8, the stud andthe spring being at an inclined angle to the face 4 and inclining in the direction, of move ment of the gate toward closed position.

fferent one from that of thecarrier lever 9; and r is here shown as located at C eccentric to and aboveflthe axis 1"0; so that the end portion of. the face 4;jthr0dg'hWhich" the port Tl opens, is nearer the'laxisi 10 thanthe upper end or portion of said'fac e 4; and the spring i1 is arranged subs'talntially' radialfwiththeaxis It). Likewisethe stud 15 on the gate is radial withjthe" axis 10.1 Hence the spring 11 thrusts on the face 4 out. of a; radial line, or 'atan inclined'angle to'a line radial with the axis 10, and, the face 4 having a different" center than the pivot pin, the spring in reacting under its, additional tensionapplied theretowhen the gate is opened; thrusts the gate downwardly over the face 4 to closed position when" the handle 12 is released. I

In l'figure' 2, the'gate face to is shown asi'ilat or straight," and at an inclined angle to any radial-planeiromthe axis] 10 so that'the lower end of the face 40 is nearer the axis 10 than the upper ehdfand the spring ll being ra'dialjwithv the axis l0, is additionally tensioned when the gate isppen and applies a'fforce to the gate and to the carrier'toreturnthe gate to closed posi tion'fwhenlthe handle of the carrieris released. j Gatesfof this'type are'usually provided with" meansby which they can be locked with a pad cit lock in closed position, and usually the carriers are formed with an upwardly extending arm 16 having a forked portion 1'7 movable astride a lug 18 on the upper side of the head 3, which lug is formed with a perforation 19 for receiving the shackle of a padlock when the gate is closed, the perforation being so located as to be directly in the rear of the forks 17 when the gate is closed so that the shackle of the padlock will obstruct the opening of the gate.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, the lug 18 is provided with laterally extending stop shoulders 20 in the rear of the perforation and in the path of the forks 17 in order to: engage said forks and limit the opening move-. ment when the valve is open, these shoulders also providing a thumb piece to be engaged'by the hand of the operator when opening the gate.

In the form shown in Figure 2, the opening movement is limited by the point 21 coming in contact with the upper end of. the gate 8,at 22 when the gate is opened.

In any form of the invention, the spring 11 is self contained with the carrier lever 9 and performs in addition to the usual function of pressing the gate against its seat, the function of sliding the gate and moving the carrier to closed position when the handle of the carrier is released.

What I claim is:

1. In a self closing gate faucet, the combination of a body having a gate face at one end, and a passage extending through the body and opening through one end portion of said face, a gate slidable on said face, and a carrier for the gate pivoted to the body on a transverse axis and so arranged that movement of the carrier slides the gate over said face, the end portion of said face through which said passage opens being 40. nearer the axis in a radial direction than the other end with a spring interposed between the carrier and the gate and acting on the gate in a direction at an inclined angle to said face and toward the end of said face nearest the axis of the carrier.

2. In a self closing gate faucet, thecombination of a body having a gate face at one end, and a passage extending through'the body and opening through one end portion of said face, a 50. gate slidable on said face to open and close said passage, and a carrier for the gate pivoted to the body on a transverse axis and so arranged that movement of the carrier slides the gate over said face, with single spring means self contained with the carrier and movable therewithiand arranged to press the gate against said face, said face and the carrier being so arranged that movement of the carrier to open the gate' additionally tensions the spring, whereby the spring slide the gate into closed position.

3. In a self closing gate faucet, the" combination of a body having a gate face at one end, and a'passage extending through the body'and open- !15; ing through one endportion of said face,'a gate slidable on said face to open and close said passage, and a carrier for the gate pivotedto the body on a transverse axis and so arranged that movement of the carrier slides the gate over said face, with single spring means self'contained with the carrier and movable therewith and arranged to press the gate against said face, said face and the carrier being so arranged that movementof the carrier to'open the gate addi- 75. tionally tensions the spring, Wherebythel spring whereby movement of the carrier slides the gate tends to move the carrier when released to slides the gate over said face to open and close said passage, with a spring interposed between the carrier and the gate, and acting in a direction at an inclined angle to said face, said face .being arcuate and having its center located eccentric to the pivotal axis of the carrier, whereby one end portion of said face is located nearer the axis of the carrier than the other end, said spring acting at an inclination toward the portion of said face nearest the axis of the carrier, the passage opening through the portion of said facen'arest' the axis of the carrier.

5. Ina self closing gate faucet, the combination of a body having a gate face at one end, and a passage extending through the body and opening through an end portion of said face, a gate slidable on said face, and a carrier for the gate pivoted to the body on a transverse axis,

over said face, and said face being arranged at an inclined angle to any plane radial with the axis of the carrier and intersecting said face whereby one end portion of said face is located nearer the axis of the carrier than the other end portion, said passage opening through the portion nearest said axis, and a spring carried by the carrier and arranged to thrust against the gate in a direction at an inclined angle to said face and in an inclined direction toward the portion of the face through which the passage opens.

6. In a self closing gate faucet, the combina tion of a body having a gate face at one end, and a passage through the body opening through one end portion of said face, a gate slidable on said face, and a carrier for the gate pivoted to the body on a transverse axis whereby movement of the carrier slides the gate over said face to open and close said passage, with a spring interposed between the carrier and the gate and acting in a direction at an inclined angle to said face, said face being arcuate and having its center located eccentric to the pivotal axis of the carrier, whereby one end of said face is located nearer the axis of the carrier than the other end, said passage opening through the end portion of said face nearest theaxis of the carrier, andsaidspring being arranged to thrust substantially radially with the axis of the car- IlBI'. i V

7. In a self closing gate faucet, the combination of a'bodyhaving a gate face at one end, and a passage extending through the body and openinglthrough said face, a gate slidable on said face, and a carrier for the gate pivoted tothe body on a transverse axis, whereby move-- ment of the carrier slides the gate over said, face, said face being arranged at an inclined angleto any plane radial with the axis of the carrier and intersecting said face whereby one end portion of saidfaceis locatednearer the axisofthe, carrier than the other and said passage opening through the portion of said face nearer said axis, and a spring Carried by. Q

in a radial direction than the other end, a spring interposed between the carrier and the gate and. acting on the gate in a direction at an inclined angle to said face and toward the end of said face nearest the axis of the carrier, the gate being formed with a stud extending at an inclined angle to said gate, and radial with the axis of the carrier, the spring encircling the stud.

JOHN C. KUCKHOFF. 

